Grab your blankets, beverages and blue hats, Christie Crazies, because Toronto Maple Leafs baseball is back.
Well, not right now, but soon.
The 2017 schedule was issued today from high atop the sequestered towers of the Intercounty Baseball League.
The Leafs' 36-game schedule shakes down thusly:
Sun., May 7, 2017, Kitchener at Toronto 2:00 pm - Home Opener
Sat., May
13, 2017, Toronto at Barrie 2:00 pm
Sun., May
14, 2017, Brantford at Toronto 2:00 pm - Mother's Day
Sat., May
20, 2017, Toronto at Burlington 1:05 pm
Sun., May
21, 2017, Barrie at Toronto 2:00 pm
Fri., May
26, 2017, Toronto at Hamilton 7:30 pm
Sat., May
27, 2017, Toronto at Guelph 2:00 pm
Sun., May
28, 2017, London at Toronto 2:00 pm
Wed., May
31, 2017, Hamilton at Toronto 7:35 pm
Fri., June
2, 2017, Toronto at London 7:35 pm
Sat., June
3, 2017, Toronto at Burlington 1:05 pm
Sun., June
4, 2017, Guelph at Toronto 2:00 pm
Wed., June
7, 2017, Barrie at Toronto 7:35 pm
Thur., June
8, 2017, Toronto at Kitchener 7:30 pm
Sun., June
11, 2017, Brantford at Toronto 2:00 pm
Thur., June
15, 2017, Toronto at Barrie 7:30 pm
Sat., June
17, 2017, Toronto at Guelph 2:00 pm
Sun., June
18, 2017, Burlington at Toronto 2:00 pm - Father's Day
Wed., June
21, 2017, Hamilton at Toronto 7:35 pm
Fri., June
23, 2017, Toronto at Brantford 8:00 pm
Sun., June
25, 2017, Guelph at Toronto 2:00 pm
Wed., June
28, 2017, Kitchener at Toronto 7:35 pm
Thur., June
29, 2017, Toronto at Kitchener 7:30 pm
Sat., July
1, 2017, Toronto at London,6:05 pm - Canada Day
Sun., July
2, 2017, London at Toronto 2:00 pm
Thur., July
6, 2017, Toronto at Barrie 7:30 pm
Sat., July
8, 2017, Toronto at Guelph 7:30 pm
Sun., July
9, 2017, Brantford at Toronto 2:00 pm
Wed., July
12, 2017, Barrie at Toronto 7:35 pm
Fri., July
14, 2017, Toronto at Brantford 8:00 pm
Sun., July
16, 2017, Hamilton at Toronto 2:00 pm
Thur., July
20, 2017, Toronto at Kitchener 7:30 pm
Fri., July
21, 2017, Toronto at Hamilton 7:30 pm
Sun., July
23, 2017, Burlington at Toronto 2:00 pm
Thur., July
27, 2017, Toronto at Burlington 7:15 pm
Sun., July
30, 2017, London at Toronto 2:00 pm - Regular Season Finale